Thanks ladies. I hope no one minds being called a lady. I guess I could have said chicks.

I kept looking at my class bully today and thinking he's a burglar in the making. He does not follow any rules. He has no respect for anyone. If not a burglar, it will be something else, equally unsavory. He's 12, some of the kids in the ring were only 15!

And I have tried and been unsuccessful at turning this kid around. I truly believe that by the time a kid is in fifth grade (he's really sixth grade age) they are on their way to setting their path. And the path can be changed, but by the time they are this old, the kid has to buy in to the change. And I really think that he doesn't see anything wrong with the way he treats other people.

It saddens me.

And yeah, the stuff is just stuff. But it's made me paranoid. On my run yesterday I was convinced some teens on scooters were going to come rob me. You can totally see where I increased my pace to get off the trail I was on. I'm actually thinking about getting pepper gel to carry when I run.

We're trying to find out if they at least got charged with possession of stolen property. The cops found my driver's license and all my personal records in their apartment, plus some other stuff. What more proof do you need?

I totally get now why people sue. It's absolutely irrational, but I was thinking that we should have sued the city for allowing the apartments next door to our house to be built. Because apartment dwellers are evil. We should have sued the owner of the apartments for not doing a proper background check. This guy was walking around our neighborhood, casing houses. He and his girlfriend lived in the apartment building right next door to our property. Talk about creepy.

Anyway... back to the suing thing... you just want someone to step up and take responsibility, to say they are fault. Or maybe you just want the money. Me, I want the parents of all involved in the burgalry ring to admit they were crappy parents and didn't instill any values in their kids. And I want the burglars neutered so they can't have any more children for money. Yes, the couple in the apartment where they found our stuff, did that.

V.